Why You Walk Into The Wisconsin Candy Company Building

Using descriptive diction such as “eerie” and “swamp” readers can imagine an unpleasant city rustling with filth and crime. Larson exposes that Chicago had “auras of mosquitoes” in its midst. Readers automatically see Chicago as a filthy and troublesome town when they associate it with mosquitoes. This view of Chicago created by Larson further achieves his purpose to show the downside of Chicago during the time the World Fair was being constructed and attended. When the World Fair was finished, Larson described the nights, “the lamps that laced every building and walkway produced the most elaborate demonstration of electric illumination ever attempted” (254). Larson says the lamps “laced” the walkways in the white city which allows readers to picture the city in a whimsical way. The feeling of the word “laced” sits with readers in a positive way. Thus, Larson can achieve the purpose of forcing readers to see the white city in a luxurious fashion. Also, Larson mentions that the lighting was “elaborate.” Readers see the white city as a sophisticated and lavish place rather than how they see the black city. Larson again is able to persuade readers into believing the magic of the white city. Larson calls upon imagery to construct the two sides of Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois was a popular city in the early United States. Chicago was a center for trade due to the water sources running through it. The two rivers located in Chicago, the Chicago River and the Des Plaines River, connected the city to the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan. Railroads through Chicago also helped it become a transportation center in the United States. Thousands of immigrants came to Chicago every year. Settlers and visitors arrived constantly by wagon, ship, or even train. There were around ten railroads that congregated in the city. Many people saw Chicago as a great opportunity. Merchants, tradesmen, and business from the East Coast scrambled to the new businesses opportunities in the city. In 1870, only one year before the Great Fire, around 300,000 people lived in Chicago.

Prompt: In what ways did developments in transportation bring about economic and social change in the United States in the period 1820-1860?

Second, the development of new public transit systems, was important in shaping the design of our cities and the growth of our cities by enabling people to move further away from the inner city. Early on, large cities didn’t really have public transportation. Their main source of transportation were horse drawn wagons and walking. In conclusion, most people lived near on in the downtown area, where most of the working establishments were located. Because of this, it made big cites crowed and congested. With the breakthrough of the “el”, electric streetcars, and subways, around 1867, cities began expand more. Those who were fortunate enough to move out of the dirty cities and into better neighborhoods surrounded outside the city, did so. The new transit systems in most cities allowed people to escape the chaos of urban life and provided potential for growth of our cities.

When Americans get into their vehicles every day to go to work or school, they do not normally think about how much transportation has evolved over the years. People started out walking and then later moved to horse and buggies. During the early 1800’s, railroads were being built from east to west in this country and trains began to take over. As cities grew, people looked for ways to travel more efficiently. The work of Henry Ford made a lasting impact on America in regards to both transportation and manufacturing.

These two methods of transportation proved to be beneficial to the states by facilitating westward expansion in the North and Northwest. Similarly, the migration of Norwegians (Doc 3), Germans, and Irish established diversity in the states, which in turn influenced the way of life maintained in Missouri and other states. Coincidentally, the unparalleled prosperity of the nation (Doc 6) coincided with the cultural diversities and flourishing arts, as well as tranquility, contentment, and happiness exhibited by the population. The several modes of transportation facilitated the growth of society and settlement in the

If you have ever been to Philly, you have probably passed it at one time—an old abandoned building, which at one time was the center of Philadelphia attention. I have travelled through Philadelphia many times and have passed this impressive Victorian style building. Despite its abandoned and rundown appearance, I have always said that this building had so much beauty and potential. The outside of the building has intricate arching and architecture, and has eye-catching brick and stone detailing. Driving down Broad Street, going from North Philly towards the center of downtown, my eyes always drifted to the left to stare at this building—a structure somewhat resembling the “Tower of Terror” from Disney World. After passing this building various times, my mind began to question if this building was at one time a well-kept and prosperous place. As I passed this building once more, I took note of the rickety sign that sits on top of the building that reads “Divine Lorraine Hotel”. I began research on the hotel and had never envisioned the history which stands behind that old desolate building. At one time, the Divine Lorraine Hotel was the place to live in Philadelphia. Broad Street was a populated and flourishing area in the city. So what is the history behind this building and what ever happened to the Divine Lorraine Hotel? The hotel of striking architecture, through years of history, fell to shambles after being one of the most successful hotels in Philadelphia.

Larson’s use of lucid imagery produces a clear image in the audience, allowing one to interact with the text and truly imagine the wonders of the fair. Chicago itself was frequently described as a “blighted hellish place” overwhelmed with “smoke and garbage” (123, 247). Even the sight chosen for the fair was “one square mile of desolation” (95). These revolting descriptions leave the audience with a picture of destruction and filth, making the completion of the fair seem almost impossible; this makes the later depictions seem even more magical and grand. Despite the bad weather, arguments over funds, economic turmoil, and time constraints, the World’s fair was finally finished. The Fair was completely revolutionary with things ranging from “clean public restrooms” to “electric street lights” (247). Larson illustrates, “lapis lagoons. Electric launches trailing veils of diamond. Carmine blossoms winking from bulrush and flag” (252). The pictures Larson installs in the minds of the audience truly reflect the fair. “Lapis lagoons” produces a calming image of a beautiful blue lake; this causes the reader to associate the park with a natural aura, even though the event is in the middle of a bustling city- which is on its own an enormous feat. “Veils of diamonds” create a cool, crisp, and fresh feeling that truly reflect the breathtaking effect the fair has on the visitors.

Goods from eastern manufacturers were transported in trains to the Upper Midwest and through the Great Plains. Livestock and grains from the West came in on trains to Chicago and from there to the

In 1925, Park et al. published a study of the city of Chicago, focused on its industrialization and urbanization. They found out that the industrialization changed labor, economics and adolescence of the youngers. The immigration who came to the city were

These new railroads allowed western cities to bring raw materials and processed goods to eastern cities as well as manufactured goods to the west. The construction of the railroad not only effected the United States’ way of trading but also effected the nation’s population. After the transcontinental railroad was built, population drastically increased in western cities. Within thirty years, the population in most western cities had increased by hundreds of thousands (Document 5). The main purpose and most beneficial aspect of the expansion of railroads was the connecting of the east to the west and facilitating the transportation of goods and people.

The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most ambitious engineering projects, economic stimulants, and efficient methods of transportation in the early United States. If completed, the United States would be truly be united from east to west. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the Transcontinental Railroad helped develop new opportunities for many aspects of American life.

Ann Hood’s article titled Street Scenes is about her drive home to her childhood house in West Warwick RI, to visit her mother. What’s significant about this drive home is that she sees things from her past that bring her back to important memories she has kept as she’s grown older. One place that was particularly important to Hood was West Warwick’s own Dunkin Donuts coffee shop. Hood makes it evident that the Dunkin Donuts is meaningful to her by saying, “My mother would take me at three in the morning for coffee and a plain cruller when I was in high school and suffered insomnia”(Hood 239). This is a touching memory from Hood’s past that displays the love and care she

Nestled in the foothills on the western slope of the Sierra Nevadas adjacent to a beautiful river, La Bemba, California is an insignificant town with a population that is under two hundred people. In this small town, there was an automobile repair shop with two bays; the smell of gasoline and grease hang in the air and the owner where Jim Bob Lovejoy, a short, pudgy bearded specimen who dropped out of high school when he was fourteen, can fix anything with a motor. The bakery, down the block and across the street specializes in a Danish pastry that is flaky and buttery and sweet and when a person bites into the warm pastry, it mixes with the fruit filling to create sheer pleasure in one bite. The butcher shop was built by a mysterious man

One of the most noticeable things in the room were just two simple words, “Ez Energy.” Although it might not sound important, in this room it those words are very important. There wasn’t a spot that you can’t glance at without seeing those two words. The words were on everything that was possible to think of, large banners on the wall reading, “Ez Energy”, brand new glossy stickers with those two words on them, even oversized t-shirts and hoodies with embroidered words on them which say, “Ez Energy.” In this room there were even logos with those two words on them, everywhere plastered throughout the whole room. Those words were the name of a failing energy drink company called, “Ez Energy.”